tax with
phrasal verb
taxed with; taxing with; taxes with
formal
: to accuse (someone) of (something)
She taxed them with carelessness.
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Next, Costner himself enters, playing Hayes Ellison, a loner-gunslinger eventually taxed with choosing ethical sides: settlers, natives, or the arrogant military?
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Armond White, National Review, 3 July 2024
The bullpen was already taxed with Teheran lasting only 2 2/3 innings, but Garrett held the Braves scoreless and struck out five over 2 1/3 crucial innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
The mailer didn’t say, but the image was clearly there in the hopes of associating the tax with arguably Kansas City’s most popular figure.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
We are taxed with an eye to promoting equality, but we are allowed to love or loathe without reference to fairness.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Share this story Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty: keep you safe.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024
The concept of replacing the gas tax with a mileage tax is under consideration at the state level.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
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Armond White, National Review, 3 July 2024
The bullpen was already taxed with Teheran lasting only 2 2/3 innings, but Garrett held the Braves scoreless and struck out five over 2 1/3 crucial innings.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2024
The mailer didn’t say, but the image was clearly there in the hopes of associating the tax with arguably Kansas City’s most popular figure.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
We are taxed with an eye to promoting equality, but we are allowed to love or loathe without reference to fairness.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Share this story Modern cars are riddled with sensors looking in every direction, most taxed with one simple duty: keep you safe.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2024
The concept of replacing the gas tax with a mileage tax is under consideration at the state level.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
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“Tax with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tax%20with. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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